Building Safety Officer
Flexible – Wiltshire and West Bromwich
Salary – £33,968 – £37,319 (+ Company Van and Fuel Card) per annum – depending on skills and experience
Contract type – Permanent
Working hours – Full Time
Closing Date – 2 July 2022
About us
In April 2021, GreenSquare and Accord Housing Association merged to create a bigger, better, organisation. GreenSquareAccord now provides over 25,000 homes to more than 54,000 people, we deliver over 3 million hours of care to individuals every year and have a geographical reach from Newcastle upon Tyne to Salisbury, Wiltshire. We have a staff team of approx. 4,000 people.
The GreenSquareAccord story is about building better lives. GreenSquareAccord is committed to building more homes and providing more care and support to more people, whilst still delivering the locally-focused services to the people who need them most.
Everything we do comes back to people – whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home, helping someone to live an independent life, addressing social injustice and equality and everything else in between.
Our vision for GreenSquareAccord is to be an organisation where people can enjoy happiness, health and prosperity.
About the role
Are you looking to further develop your building safety career, with opportunities to build experience, develop your technical expertise and have an impact on resident safety?
Would you like to be part of a supportive, growing team of safety professionals, working in a fast paced, challenging environment as part of an Organisation where customer safety is our top priority? If so, you belong at GreenSquareAccord Limited!
To support the critical work we are doing around health, safety and compliance we are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our Building Safety and Compliance Team.
You will be a key member of this team, with the primary focus being on fire safety, responsible for carrying out a number of building safety related activities, such as weekly testing of fire alarms, monthly testing of emergency lighting, general site inspections, fire door inspections, management of fire actions via a cloud-based system and other property related compliance duties.
A typical day would include pre-arranged visits to a number of blocks/schemes to complete regular inspections/tests within the common areas, post inspections and audits of completed works and resolving technical queries.
You will provide a key role for GreenSquareAccord Limited in ensuring our residents are kept safe and the organisation remains compliant. You will be a key point of contact for communicating directly with our customers to resolve issues and share safety information.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.
About you
For this role, it is essential that you have the ability to drive and hold a full UK driving licence.
You must have a Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Building Studies or equivalent qualification. Membership of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers or an equivalent membership body would be beneficial.
You will have experience of working with and knowledge of the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and have the ability to effectively deliver a programme of compliance inspections.
Extensive experience of coordinating the swift completion of any recommendations and actions arising from FRAs is essential, ensuring records and audit trails are maintained/updated to evidence achievement and compliance.
You will be able to manage your own workloads, plan ahead, monitor progress and achieve deadlines, agreed outputs and outcomes while maintaining the ability to effectively deal with complex and sensitive fire and wider compliance issues.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
